Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-25
EUR0PE'S EARTHQUAKES
THE DEATH LIST IN ITALY RUNS
UP TO 1000.

Worst Believed to Be Over.
ROME, Feb. 24.--Detalls were received
this morning of the results of the earth
quakes yesterday, showing that the eff
fects were far more serious than was
thought. The loss OF life and destruction
of property is learned to have been terri
bic. The most startling news comes from
the Genoese Riviera. Over 1900 people
were killed in that district. At the viii
lage of Bajardo, situated at the top OF a
hill, number of Inhabitants took refuge
in a church when the shocks were first
felt. A subsequent and greater shock
demolished the church, and 800 of the
people who were in 1t were killed. The
| destruction of property in the sections OF
Italy visited by the earthquakes was i'm
mense and widespread.
1000 DEATHS.
Reports OF disaster continue to arrive.
The total number of deaths reported up
to the present time is about 1000. The
SHOCKS were felt at Parma. Turin and
Cosenza. The undulations OF the earth
were noticed at Catania, in Sicily, at the
foot of Mount Etna.
The director OF the Turin observatory
telegraphs that seismic instruments are
now quiescent and that no further dis
turbance is feared.
FELT ON THE WATER.
The earthquake was strongly felt out at
sea. Off Genoa IL awoke sailors from their
sleep.
AtTurn portion OF the ceiling of Santa
Teresa church fell upon the woEshipers,
but no one was killed. In many streets
traffic was stopped, as houses were rem
dered liable TO tall.
at Castellero church collapsed, kill
Ing many persons.
The transport Rome has left Genoa to
take on board 500 prisoners confined in
the Oneglia prison, which is expected to
collapse. Parties of soldiers have been
sent to the villages visited by the earth
quake to assistin burying the dead.
King Humbert desired to proceed to
Genoa, but was dissuaded therefrom. An
Italian soothsayer in an almanac pre-
dicted earthquake shocks between Feb.
Is and %.
1t is reported that at Bussana, village
OF $40 Inhabitants, successive shocks
leveled nearly every house. One-third of
the people are said to be buried in the
ruins, and there is no hope of rescuing
them.
Not one of the 106 of the communes in
the populous province OF Porto Maurizio
ESCAPED injury.
Villages built on terraces on the sides
of hills are almost all destroyed. The dis
tress is great everywhere.
TERROR IN SOUTH FRANCE.
LONDON, Feb. 24.-Further dispatches
concerning the earthquakes in southern
Europe state that although there have
been no further shocks at Nice the panic
has not subsided. Fugitives are fleeing
in every direction. The people are afraid
to re-enter their houses and hotels, and
last evening the heights back of the city
were crowded with refugees. Two thou.
sand English, American and Russian
visitors were camped out during the night
on the elevated ground. six thousand
persons have left the city and started for
Paris. A son or Albert N. Hathaway, the
American Consul at Nice. was seriously
injured.
MONTE CARLO A REFUGE.
There have been no further disturb
ances at Monte Carlo. The place Is filed
with thousands OF refugees IRON Cannes,
Nice, MentOne and San Rene. 1t Is diff
cult to find shelter for the great number
OF people, and last night many of them
were compelled to camp out. A more
confident Ieeling prevails to-day. Gam
Ing has been suspended, and the band
played on the terrace for the purpose OF
restoring confidence TO the frightened
people.
Another shock was felt at Mentone
to-day. IL was so severe that houses were
shaken. No one was injured.
Additional details concerning the
damage done bv Yesterdays shocks show
that in some cases villages built on noun
tain sides were toppled into the valleys.
Three railway trains have been dis
patched with food ior the sufferers. A
number of soldiers have also been sent to
assist them.
RENEWAL OF THE SHOCKS.
PARIS, Feb. "a, 4P. MA renewal OF
the earthquake shocks has occurred in
the southern section OF France. A terri
bic disaster is mOmentarily expected.
Nice, Cannes and Mentone are half de-
serted. Fears are expressed for the safety
of the Prince OF Wales and the Orleans
Princes, all of whom are in the section OF
country where the earthquakes prevail.
TwO slight shocks OF earthquake were
felt to-day at Nice and Cannes, but no in
Jury was caused by either. Yesterdays
disturbances killed 2 persons and Injured
10 at Nice; killed and injured 2 at Bar;
killed and injured u at Bollen.
At Chateau-Neuf many were pjured.
At Savona two houses fell, killing
persons and iDjurlng 10.
The whole population OF Savona are
bivouacked about the town.
HOUSES ToTTERING AT NICE.
NICE, Feb. 24.-SiXty houses here are
tottering and ready to fall from the SHAT.
terings inflicted by yesterdays earth.
quakes. Many others are much damaged
and in most residences more or less of the
furniture was damaged by the severity oi
the shocks.
The Prince OF Wales remains at
Cannes.
Fifty persons were injured at Mentone
and one person was killed. King Charles
and Queen Olga, OF WurtemDurg, remain
in their villa at Nice.
The excitement caused by the earth
quake is subslding. The city authort-
ties to-day attended the funeral OF SCHOOL,
mistress Cheylan, one OF the victims.
Miss ChapeleZ, an American, who was
buried alive in the ruins Of villa Natal,
was rescued unhurt.
The total number injured here is %.
There have been occasional tremors
during the day, which caused acute sus-
pense while they lasted.
Baron Rothschild, who was at Monaco,
chartered Pullman car for bis family.
Some wells In this section dried up
while others increased in volume. A jet
OF hot water burst from the bed or the
Paillon river.
At Mentone $50 houses were rendered
uninhabItable. Several fires occurred
but were speedily extingulshed.
Military Vuardq no on duty 10 prayant